Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L Set To Be Discontinued?

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The Canon [shoplink 13784]EF 70-200mm f/2.8L[/shoplink] lens could be set to be discontinued by Canon.

It appears that some customer who tried to get their lens fixed have been told that there are no spare parts left to repair the EF 70-200mm. Another user said his EF 70-200mm in need of repair was replaced with an [shoplink 13786]EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II[/shoplink] (at no extra cost).

It doesn’t directly matter, but there is a patent filed by Canon for a 70-200mm f/4 lens.

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